Subject Index

Life and public service - AJR77

nrb NRB, see Natural Resources Board

nuclear power Nuclear power, see Electric utility

nuclear waste Nuclear waste, see Radiation

nudity or nude photograph Nudity or nude photograph, see Obscenity

nuisance Nuisance, see also Weeds

Nuisance lawsuit: DOJ prohibited from bringing or joining under certain set conditions [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] -  SB40

Public nuisance actions: court required to award defendant all of the defendant's costs and expenses if determined the activity was not a public nuisance; DOJ prohibited from bringing an action if alleged activity is not in violation of a statute, rule, permit, or ordinance -  AB804

Receivership for abatement of residential nuisances: all cities, towns, and villages allowed to apply to circuit court  - AB673

Special orders of business for March 5, 2008 established re AB-47, AB-67, AB-92, AB-151, AB-212, AB-281, AB-346, AB-424, AB-479, AB-486, AB-517, AB-543, AB-553, AB-569, AB-579, AB-603, AB-635, AB-645, AB-663, AB-672, AB-673, AB-676, AB-677, AB-692, AB-693, AB-717, AB-736, AB-753, AB-755, AB-771, AB-772, AB-793, AB-804, AB-805, AB-817, AB-819, AB-825, AB-835, AB-842, AB-853, AB-864, AB-869, AB-872, AB-901, SB-69, SB-176, SB-272, SB-289, SB-294, SB-324, SB-325, SB-326, SB-327, SB-328, SB-335, SB-368, SB-369, SB-370 - AR16

nurnberg, keith a Nurnberg, Keith A.

Life and military service commended -  AJR68

Life and military service commended -  SJR61

nurse_midwife Nurse-midwife, see Medical service

nursery Nursery, see Plants

nurses Nurses, see also Medical malpractice

Antibiotic drug treatment for chlamydial infections, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis: physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse permitted to prescribe to patient for use by the person with whom the patient had sexual intercourse; written information requirement -  AB318

Certified advanced practice nurse prescribers authority re diagnosing an illness or injury for DVA purposes, certifying a special examination required by DOT for an operator's license, and writing a recommendation for a specialized hunting permit applicant with a physical disability  - AB497

Child abuse or neglect reporting: no privilege for information in reports required by certain professionals  - AB556

Child abuse or neglect reporting: no privilege for information in reports required by certain professionals  - SB264

Community health centers grants from DHFS: award to certain facility that has closed repealed (remedial legislation) - SB324

DVA nurse stipend program [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 395m, 509m] -  SB40

Health care provider statement or gesture of apology or condolence is inadmissible in a civil action or administrative hearing - AB53

Nurse-midwife license: paying renewal fee also renews RN license [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 3503]  - SB40

``Nurse's assistant", ``hospice aide", and ``home health aide" changed to ``nurse aide"; ``intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded" changed to ``intermediate care facility for persons with mental retardation"; ``instructional and competency evaluation program" changed to ``instructional program" and DHFS duties revised; ``feeding assistant" caregiver classification created, nursing home provisions; reporting certain allegations to DRL eliminated (remedial legislation)  - SB548

Nursing services grants to school districts other than MPS, report required [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 241m, 2684m]  - SB40

Revenue limit increase for school nurse compensation costs [S.Sub.Amdt.1 as modified by Senate; deleted by A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1] -  SB40

Special registration plate or temporary certification re parking privileges for disabled persons: public health nurse allowed to provide certification to enable a person to obtain [A.Amdt.1: podiatrist provisions added, also applies to special ID cards for physically disabled] -  AB169

State of emergency: state agency status for health care facilities and certain health care providers revised; governing bodies of counties allowed to make declarations of emergencies; civil liability immunity for donating or selling qualified food and household products modified; State Interoperability Council made a statutory council and renamed the Interoperability Council; tornado or other hazardous drill requirement in public and private schools revised [A.Amdt.1: mass clinic provision added; A.Amdt.2: schools to report on fire and tornado drills to fire department; S.Amdt.2: qualified emergency household products revision] -  AB321

nursing homes and adult care Nursing homes and adult care, see also Community-based residential facility; Veteran — Hospitals and home

Alzheimer's disease or related dementia: DHFS required to establish standards of care and treatment; residential care facilities must satisfy those standards to hold themselves out as offering special services -  AB493

Alzheimer's disease or related dementia: DHFS required to establish standards of care and treatment; residential care facilities must satisfy those standards to hold themselves out as offering special services -  SB283

Assessments on licensed beds of nursing homes and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded: all revenue deposited into the MA trust fund (remedial legislation)  - SB370

Bed assessment for intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded revised [Sec. 1529, 1800-1805, 2897, 9121 (1); Enrolled SB-40: nursing home rate increase, 1801g, 1803m, deletes 1529, 1801, 1803, 2897] - SB40

Caretaker registry: notification of pending investigations re patient abuse or neglect [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] -  SB40

CBRF posting of long-term care ombudsman program: requirement revised [Sec. 1778] -  SB40

Children's long-term managed care: DHFS to seek federal waivers for 3 pilot sites and funding [Sec. 1116, 1559]  - SB40

CIP II enhanced funding re persons who meet MA level care requirements and are diverted from imminent entry into nursing homes: limitation on number of persons eliminated; DHFS provision -  SB32

DHFS report re the utilization of beds by MA recipients in nursing homes and CBRFs and including transfer of MA appropriated GPR to Long-Term Support COP revised  - AB929

DHFS report to BOALTC re certain nursing home matters and short-term care of residents: requirement repealed [Sec. 1763] - SB40

Disability ombudsman program for Family Care recipients [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 954m] -  SB40

Election administration law changes -  AB904

Family Care district renamed Long-term care district; Wisconsin Partnership Program operation provision; administrative revisions [Sec. 18, 19, 131-134, 156, 163, 631, 632, 692, 756, 757, 759, 846, 850, 868, 880, 917, 938, 939, 978, 993, 1000-1002, 1021-1073, 1821, 1822, 1876-1878, 1930-1932, 2020, 2608, 2642, 2643, 2647, 2665, 3678, 3931, 3932, 9421 (7)] -  SB40

Family Care liaison and advocacy services for Grant County [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 954mb] -  SB40

Family Care program expanded, districts renamed ``long-term care districts"; JCF authority revised; changes re county use of COP funds, Wisconsin Partnership Program operations, resource center governing boards and local and regional committees [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 18, 19, 131-134, 156, 163, 413, 415, 631, 632, 692, 756-759, 846, 850, 868, 880, 904-911, 916-921, 927, 928, 934-954, 955-982, 984-997, 998-1016, 1018-1073, 1104a-g, 1518, 1588, 1597, 1598, 1760-1792, 1806-1809, 1821, 1822, 1876-1878, 1930-1932, 2020, 2608, 2642, 2643, 2647, 2665, 3678, 3931, 3932, 9421(7), 9421(8q)] - SB40

Family Care program expanded; JCF authority revised; county use of COP funds for mental health, substance abuse, or Family Support Program services permitted in certain cases [for sections numbers, see entry under ``Persons with disabilities"] - SB40

Family Care provider contracts [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 997m, 9321 (9c)] -  SB40

Family Care resource center governing boards and local and regional committees: provisions revised [Sec. 904-906, 944, 954, 957-977, 987, 989-992, 998] - SB40

Health care facility use charges: informing patients prior to office visit required; definition and billing provisions - AB71

Health care workers employed by health care facilities: mandatory overtime prohibited; unforeseeable emergency, worker consent, definitions, and employment discrimination provisions; DWD complaint authority - AB926

Health care workers employed by health care facilities: mandatory overtime prohibited; unforeseeable emergency, worker consent, definitions, and employment discrimination provisions; DWD complaint authority - SB512

Identification requirement for voting in elections created, provisional and absentee ballot provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee waived and obtaining a card without a photo for religious reasons; special voting deputies to certain adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes permitted  - SB567

Long-term care facilities, information, referral, and assessment: requirements revised [Sec. 909, 916, 921, 927, 928, 1760-1762, 1765-1767, 1769, 1770, 1773, 1774, 1777, 1779, 1780, 1806, 1808] -  SB40

MA, Badger Care, Senior Care, and Family Care claims: time limits for paying [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] -  SB40

MA eligibility for long-term care services: revisions re assets and divestment -  SB144

MA labor region expanded to include Rock County; nursing home payment methodology [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1530h]  - SB40

MA labor region re Rock County; JCF approval of enhanced CIP II eliminated; nursing home beds cap [Sec. 929, 1530, 2896, 2898] -  SB40

``Nurse's assistant", ``hospice aide", and ``home health aide" changed to ``nurse aide"; ``intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded" changed to ``intermediate care facility for persons with mental retardation"; ``instructional and competency evaluation program" changed to ``instructional program" and DHFS duties revised; ``feeding assistant" caregiver classification created, nursing home provisions; reporting certain allegations to DRL eliminated (remedial legislation)  - SB548

Nursing home and CBRF licensure law changes re monitor or appointment of a receiver [Sec. 1785, 1786, 1788-1791, 9321 (2)] -  SB40

Nursing home violations and forfeiture assessments: certain DHFS report eliminated [Sec. 1787]  - SB40

Ombudsman advocacy services for Family Care enrollees: BOALTC duties [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 74]  - SB40

Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): DHFS may administer under the MA program (remedial legislation) - AB616

Protective placement of an individual with a developmental disability in a nursing home: exception to prohibitions created re placement of 30 days or less after release from a hospital (remedial legislation) -  AB611

Protective placements and protective services, involuntary administration of psychotropic medication, guardianships, conservatorships, wards, and services for adults at risk and elder adults at risk: reconciliation of 2005 WisActs 264, 387, and 388 -  AB279

Protective placements and protective services, involuntary administration of psychotropic medication, guardianships, conservatorships, wards, and services for adults at risk and elder adults at risk: reconciliation of 2005 WisActs 264, 387, and 388 -  SB153

Quality home care program: DHFS grant to organization providing services [Sec. 1114] -  SB40

Remote dispensing by pharmacists permitted, Pharmacy Examining Board provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, locations specified] -  SB409

Residential care apartment complex included in definition of long-term care facility re long-term care ombudsman activities; assessment and resident rights provisions; posting of long-term care ombudsman contact information required  - AB664

Smoking prohibitions: designated smoking area prohibited in public places and place of employment, exceptions specified; other prohibited places listed; exceptions for bowling centers, taverns, restaurants, private halls, and certain facilities eliminated; enforcement by person in charge of place required - SB150

Smoking prohibitions: designated smoking area prohibited in public places and place of employment, exceptions specified, tobacco retailer provision; other prohibited places listed; exceptions for bowling centers, taverns, restaurants, private halls, and certain facilities eliminated; enforcement by person in charge of place required -  AB834

State long-term care partnerships and MA eligibility: DHFS requirement re federal pilot project repealed [Sec. 1551, 1604, 2873, 2874; Enrolled SB-40: provisions re MA eligibility determinations, long-term care insurance requirements, 1551c, 1598r, 1634r, 3652m, 3664c, deletes 1551]  - SB40

State of emergency: state agency status for health care facilities and certain health care providers revised; governing bodies of counties allowed to make declarations of emergencies; civil liability immunity for donating or selling qualified food and household products modified; State Interoperability Council made a statutory council and renamed the Interoperability Council; tornado or other hazardous drill requirement in public and private schools revised [A.Amdt.1: mass clinic provision added; A.Amdt.2: schools to report on fire and tornado drills to fire department; S.Amdt.2: qualified emergency household products revision] -  AB321

Statewide licensed nursing home bed cap reduced and transfers modified -  AB674

nussbaum, jody Nussbaum, Jody

Public service commended upon her retirement from the Assembly Chief Clerk's Office -  AR6

nutrition Nutrition, see also School — Lunch

Hunger report by DHFS re plan documenting hunger and recommending strategies: requirement eliminated [Sec. 1177, 1178] - SB40

o - O -

obesity Obesity, see Persons with disabilities

obscenity Obscenity

Computerized communication that invites harassment or sends obscene, lewd, or profane language made a misdemeanor  - AB51

Locker rooms: capturing nude or partially nude image on recording device prohibited; written policy on use of recording devices required [for further revisions, see entry under ``Athletics"] -  AB8

Visual representation of nude person without person's consent: court may order person convicted of to register with Corr.Dept as a sex offender; juvenile and person found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect provisions  - AB487

oc7 Oc7, see Special session, 2007 — October

occupational license Occupational license, see Motor vehicle — Driver's license

occupational safety Occupational safety

Fire fighter injury or death due to heart or respiratory disease or stroke: presumption for WC purposes that the condition is related to employment created; criteria specified  - AB275

occupational tax Occupational tax, see Alcohol beverage — Taxation

oci OCI, see Insurance — Commissioner, Office of